Open AccessA study on the aac-(61)-lb-cr gene prevalence among ciprofloxacin-resistant strains of uropathogenic Enterobacteriaceae
Author(s) -
Nirupa Soundararajan,
Priyadarshini Shanmugam,
Caroline Devanbu,
Shameem Banu Abdul Sattar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/2229-516x.192603
Subject(s) - ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , virulence , enterobacteriaceae , antibiotics , biology , antibiotic resistance , drug resistance , escherichia coli , gene , genetics
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are very common. Indiscriminate use of antibiotics has led to the development of resistance to most of the commonly used antibiotics including quinolones.